Welcome to Curriculum NightSeptember 24, 2009
Orchard School
Rm 45
Mrs. Forrest
Our Kids
We are in this TOGETHER…….
“It takes a village to raise a child”
Mrs. Forrest
408-944-0388 ex 445
Family/School Partnership
InterestAttendanceReady with suppliesOrganizationCheck planner, power school, and school website
www.orchardsd.org
Consistent homework area and time
When one support is missing…
Parent
Teacher
Student
Teaching Philosophy
California State Standard based curriculum
Rigor, Relevence, and Respect ( the 3 Rs)
Fair and Consistent
Responsibility
Teaching Philosophy Con’t
Addressing all types of learnersAuditory-verbalize
Visual-written/pictures
Kinesthetic-model,movement
Teaching Philosophy Con’t
Learning through:Positive interdependence-collaboration
Pair/shareHeads togetherGallery walksStray (one person leads)
Individual accountabilityEqual participation
Class cards, team leaders, class jobs
Teacher modelingDirect instruction
Remember…
Education is a Journey…
NOT A RACE
Positive Behavior Expectations
Be RespectfulDuring instruction stay focused
Remain quiet while others are sharing
No put-downs, negative statements to others
Be ResponsibleBe on time and prepared for class
Stay on task and be here mentally
Stay seated, raise your hand
Decide, commint,succeed
Consequences
Warning
Call home
Citations
Referrals
Community service to the school
Positive Consequences
Free time
Extra points
Blue tickets= treats
Marbles filled-movie day
Parent Volunteers
Field trip chaperones
School day activities
Donation of classroom suppliesCopy paper, binder paper, markers, highlighters, kleenex, baby wipes, white board markers, vis a vis pens
8th grade danceDecorations, chaperones
88thth grade Social Studies grade Social Studies United States History United States History
• Topics covered this year– Colonial and Revolutionary Periods– The Constitution (big project with this topic)– The American Political System– The Ideals of the New Nation– Foreign Policy in the Early 1800s– The Northeast– The West– Struggles over Slavery (Roots mini-series, project)– The Civil War (big project with this topic)– The Reconstruction Era– The Industrial Revolution
Social Studies GradingSocial Studies Grading
• Interactive Student Notebook/notes, worksheets- 50% of grade
• Projects- 20 % of grade
• Participation/behavior-10 % of grade
• Tests/quizzes- 20 % of grade
• Late work is not accepted
Advancement Via Individual DeterminationAdvancement Via Individual Determination(AVID)(AVID)
The Mission of AVIDThe Mission of AVIDThe mission of AVID is to ensure The mission of AVID is to ensure
that ALLthat ALLstudents, and most especially students, and most especially
the least servedthe least servedstudents who are in the middle:students who are in the middle:
• • will succeed in rigorous will succeed in rigorous curriculum,curriculum,• • will complete a rigorous will complete a rigorous college preparatory path,college preparatory path,• • will enter mainstream will enter mainstream activities of the school,activities of the school,
AVID Mission con’tAVID Mission con’t• • will increase their enrollment in four-will increase their enrollment in four-year colleges,year colleges,
and will become educated and and will become educated and responsible participantsresponsible participants
and leaders in a democratic society.and leaders in a democratic society. AVID’s systemic approach isAVID’s systemic approach is
designed to support students anddesigned to support students andeducators as they increaseeducators as they increase
schoolwide/districtwide learning andschoolwide/districtwide learning andperformance.performance.
A Week in AVIDA Week in AVIDMONDAY and WEDNESDAYMONDAY and WEDNESDAY
AVID CurriculumAVID Curriculum– AVID Curriculum includes:AVID Curriculum includes:
• • Strategies for SuccessStrategies for Success• • College and CareersCollege and Careers• • Writing CurriculumWriting Curriculum• • Oral language/public speakingOral language/public speaking• • Note-taking practice (Cornell Note-taking practice (Cornell
Notes)Notes)• • Test preparationTest preparation• • ResearchResearch• • WICR activitiesWICR activities
WICRWICR
WritingWriting• • Learning Logs/JournalsLearning Logs/Journals• • Cornell NotesCornell Notes• • Pre writePre write• • DraftDraft• • RespondRespond• • ReviseRevise• • EditEdit• • Final DraftFinal Draft
CollaborationCollaboration• • Group ProjectsGroup Projects• • Study GroupsStudy Groups• • Jigsaw ActivitiesJigsaw Activities• • Read- AroundRead- Around• • Response/Edit/Revision GroupsResponse/Edit/Revision Groups• • Collaborative ActivitiesCollaborative Activities
WICR con’tWICR con’tInquiryInquiry
• • Skilled QuestioningSkilled Questioning• • Socratic SeminarsSocratic Seminars• • Quick-write/DiscussionQuick-write/Discussion• • Critical Thinking ActivitiesCritical Thinking Activities• • Writing QuestionsWriting Questions• • Open-Mindedness ActivitiesOpen-Mindedness Activities
ReadingReading• • SQ5R (Survey/Question/Read,SQ5R (Survey/Question/Read,Record, Recite, Review, Reflect)Record, Recite, Review, Reflect)• • KWL( What I Know/Want toKWL( What I Know/Want toLearn/Learned)Learn/Learned)• • Reciprocal TeachingReciprocal Teaching• “• “Think-aloud”Think-aloud”
A Week in AVID con’tA Week in AVID con’t
TUESDAY AND THURSDAYTUESDAY AND THURSDAYTutorialsTutorials– Tutorials include:Tutorials include:
• • Collaborative study groupsCollaborative study groups• • Problem solvingProblem solving• • Note-taking (Cornell Notes)Note-taking (Cornell Notes)• • Higher-level thinking questionsHigher-level thinking questions• • WICR strategiesWICR strategies• • Reflection and evaluationReflection and evaluation
A Week in AVID con’tA Week in AVID con’t
FRIDAYFRIDAY
Binder EvaluationBinder Evaluation
Field TripsField Trips
Media CenterMedia Center
SpeakersSpeakers
Motivational ActivitiesMotivational Activities
Grading for AVIDGrading for AVID
AVID Curriculum- 30%AVID Curriculum- 30%
Binder/Organization-20%Binder/Organization-20%
Projects-20%Projects-20%
Tutorials-20%Tutorials-20%
Participation/Behavior-10%Participation/Behavior-10%
Late work is not acceptedLate work is not accepted
88thth grade Language Arts grade Language Arts
ReadingReading WritingWriting Language ConventionsLanguage Conventions Listening/Speaking SkillsListening/Speaking Skills
ReadingReading
Textbook: Language of Textbook: Language of Literature/Interactive ReaderLiterature/Interactive Reader
NovelsNovels ArticlesArticles Accelerated Reading ProgramAccelerated Reading Program Reading LogsReading Logs LibraryLibrary
Writing/Language ConventionsWriting/Language Conventions Textbook: Language NetworkTextbook: Language Network Reading Log JournalReading Log Journal The Write ToolsThe Write Tools
6 traits plus 16 traits plus 1• IdeasIdeas• OrganizationOrganization• VoiceVoice• Word choiceWord choice• Sentence fluencySentence fluency• ConventionsConventions• Presentation of workPresentation of work
EssaysEssays
Listening and Speaking SkillsListening and Speaking Skills
Go slow to go farGo slow to go far Reporting outReporting out GroupsGroups PairsPairs IndividualIndividual Short to longShort to long
GuidedGuided Scary ……yes……but practice makes Scary ……yes……but practice makes
perfectperfect
Language ArtsLanguage ArtsGradingGrading
Class work – 20%Class work – 20% Projects – 20%Projects – 20% Reading Log/Reading Journal/Reading Log/Reading Journal/ Accelerated Reading – 20%Accelerated Reading – 20% Test/Quizzes – 20 %Test/Quizzes – 20 % Homework – 10 %Homework – 10 % Participation/Behavior- 10 %Participation/Behavior- 10 % Late work is not acceptedLate work is not accepted